Dr. Casey Fiesler
@cfiesler.bsky.social
information science professor (tech ethics + internet stuff)
kind of a content creator (elsewhere also @professorcasey)
though not influencing anyone to do anything except maybe learn things
she/her
more: casey.prof
Casey Fiesler is an American associate professor at University of Colorado Boulder who studies technology policy, internet law and policy, and public communication.
Source: Wikipedia
Computer science
40%
Communication & Media Studies
18%
You know that's a great point! I'll add that to the resources. Even if it's not something that would necessarily be needed for my undergrad courses (where they're not e.g. writing a full paper) it would definitely help them in other contexts.
I basically made this the first time I taught a class and this happened -- I don't think that instructors should be evaluating students on things they don't teach them or at least tell them.
I have no way of providing AI use (and I think false positives are unacceptable) and nor do I want to be the AI police, so I grade based on the work itself. Something like fabricated citations will result in a poor grade regardless, but in cases like that I also talk to them about it.
We talk a lot about this in class, but here is my AI policy in the syllabus for this class. (Which again is not a class that teaches how to write!)
Hmmm that's a good point. I was thinking of this re: showing them how to do it and making sure that if they ARE using a direct quote that they're making sure to indicate that. Probably worth a clarification. (I could also probably have a better example where it makes more obvious sense to do so!)
Well as it says in this document, if information comes from an LLM they have to cite it, but also since they need to be verifying information from LLMs in most cases they'd have something else to cite too!
I created this probably 6 years ago, but just made some updates and included some additional detail/guidance in part because I'm teaching lower division undergraduates for the first time in quite a while.
Feel free to use/adapt this however you like, and happy to take suggestions for improvements!
Feel free to use/adapt this however you like, and happy to take suggestions for improvements!
Professor Fiesler's Brief Guide to Scholarly Citation
Professor Fiesler’s Brief Guide to Scholarly Citation In any academic writing, it is important that you are properly citing your sources. This isn’t about formatting or making sure that you’re follow...
docs.google.com
Sharing in case this is useful:
I teach courses where students have to write, but I am not teaching them to write. I have learned that especially for undergraduates (and sometimes grad students) I cannot assume that they understand how to cite, so I made this:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I teach courses where students have to write, but I am not teaching them to write. I have learned that especially for undergraduates (and sometimes grad students) I cannot assume that they understand how to cite, so I made this:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
My management is that it’s not really a side hustle because I’ve always made very very little money and don’t particularly care if I make any :)
I get the points you’re making, I just disagree with you! (And also am pointing out the difference between my students and the general public in terms of my educational goals.)
Nope not at all! Also if it gets worse than this kind of thing I’ll reevaluate. I mostly just find comments about my appearance to be pathetic and sad. On other platforms it’s usually about my glasses though. :)
Yes I’m aware. I also can’t do anymore on that point than myself and my colleagues already have (speaking to people higher up making these decisions) but I can at least assure you that my students know about the fediverse.
As a single data point someone commented on one of my videos about AI on FB recently expressing that they had no idea AI can make things up. I get your point but I personally think that’s a net positive.
I don’t think that the people who are explicitly seeking out education are necessarily the ones who need it the most.
As for my students, I can talk to them directly about costs and benefits of social media platforms. Also my students for the most part are not on FB because it’s “for old people.”
As for my students, I can talk to them directly about costs and benefits of social media platforms. Also my students for the most part are not on FB because it’s “for old people.”
So is mine. And actually the reason I started the page (which was easy to do because it’s cross posting from Instagram) was that someone said to me “you know who I want to see your content? My dad. But he’s only on Facebook” haha.
Oh it’s definitely not. I barely use FB at all anymore in a personal capacity. This is my public page just for educational content.
Given that they’re commenting on a public Facebook page it’s entirely possible that their comment will show up in their friends’ feeds. :)
FAQ: ugh Casey why are you even posting on Facebook especially if it’s so toxic?
There is an older demographic on Facebook who are not on other platforms and who may not be seeing any educational content about e.g. AI anywhere else.
There is an older demographic on Facebook who are not on other platforms and who may not be seeing any educational content about e.g. AI anywhere else.
Because I’m an educator, and this is where people who need education are.
Y’all. In case you were wondering, Facebook is the absolute worst. These were the first two comments on an educational video about social media privacy and impression management.
I am fascinated by how/why (I have theories) FB comments are so much worse than other platforms for me.
I am fascinated by how/why (I have theories) FB comments are so much worse than other platforms for me.
Pleased to share that at least temporarily, in honor of winter break, I have successfully trained most of my algorithmic social media to stop showing me AI news and instead to be highly concentrated on hockey romance and stardew valley. So anyway I might avoid THIS site for a couple of weeks. :)
With a system set up for peer review, sure! Which then essentially sets up a journal.
There are certainly out of the box models out there but it’s absolutely not trivial.
There are certainly out of the box models out there but it’s absolutely not trivial.
Kindle is doing this and all my author friends are livid.
Yes, see the update at the end of this thread!
It would have been disappointing to hear that I’d published over 100 things with not an academic publisher haha.
Yes it is.
haha thanks! It’s just my most recent ACM paper. :)
Update: the ACM DL is being updated so that author-provided abstracts are the default view again, and AI summaries are more explicitly labeled with "AI-Summary". These changes should be visible worldwide by sometime tomorrow.
Update! This is essentially what I suggested as a “bare minimum” action but I think these are really important. I hope ACM also responds directly and has more to say. bsky.app/profile/jona...
Reposted by Casey Fiesler, Kate Starbird
Update: the ACM DL is being updated so that author-provided abstracts are the default view again, and AI summaries are more explicitly labeled with "AI-Summary". These changes should be visible worldwide by sometime tomorrow.
Oh this is probably just because you’re not logged in with a “premium” account.